I can’t believe it’s the last day of August! This time of year always feels like we’re turning the corner into fall and the holiday season… it goes by so fast! My kids started school last week. It’s so nice to get into a routine again. Today I want to share my must-haves for preschoolers going back to school.

Clothes:

We keep it casual and comfortable. Most days Crosby wants to wear dresses and we stick to easy cotton ones she can play in/get dirty. I also love matching sets for her, Old navy always has cute options.

Wilder wears a t-shirt and shorts everyday.

Both kids love Native shoes – a few of our favorite pairs: here and here. I also have this pair of sneakers for Crosby that looks a lot like Golden Goose + these cute leopard converse. She has these ruffle socks to wear with sneakers. I love Vans shoes as well, Wilder has this pair.

Backpacks/lunch boxes:

I love Pottery Barn Kids for backpacks, they have a huge variety and monogram them. Crosby has this pink and white striped one and Wilder has the blue and green striped version.

Wilder doesn’t eat lunch at school but Crosby does. I use this bentgo box and lunch bag and both kids have contigo water bottles.

Misc:

I got Crosby this rainbow beaded mask lanyard and so far we like Cat and Jack’s pleated masks from Target best. They’re sold out online, hopefully they get more soon. I purchased the digital download for these pendant flags for their first day of school pictures. It was an easy DIY with ribbon and a wooden dowel.

4th of July has always been one of my favorite, if not favorite, holidays. It’s such a fun summer day… and I can’t believe it’s less than a month away. Our neighborhood goes all out for the holiday and does a huge parade in the morning. I ordered this kids outfits yesterday and came across so many cute options I wanted to share in a blog post.

on Crosby: dress

on me: hat, sunglasses, sweatshirt, shorts

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Toddler/little boys

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white dress, red white and blue dress, striped dress, similar blue and white dress

I’ve been finding more cute things for Crosby lately than myself… I guess that’s how motherhood goes! Between swimsuits and sundresses she’s pretty set for summer. Although the way she changes clothes (multiple outfits a day) who knows how long she’s really set for. I wanted to share some of the cute things I’ve found for her lately.

swimsuit, sunglasses, shorts

dress, scooter, shoes, helmet

swimsuit

swimsuit

I’m especially excited for Easter this year and it’s hard to believe it’s just a few weeks away! Last year we were only a few weeks into the lockdown and spent a gloomy and cold Easter at home. This year we already have a few egg hunts on the calendar and some other fun Easter activities to look forward to. I’ve been thinking about what we’ll wear and put together a rundown of dresses I’m loving for me, for Crosby and shirts for Wilder too.

Crosby’s dress, my dress 

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similar bodysuit, joggers, slippers, wine glasses

Hello 2021! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season despite how different things may have been. I did not set out to take a 2+ week break from blogging, it just kind of happened that way. Now that we’re in the new year I’m planning on getting back to a regular schedule here. I’ve been blogging for almost 9 years now and want to bring back a lot of focus here in the new year.

2020 was kind of a weird year for fashion, but if the last year taught me anything style-wise it’s that a curated wardrobe of basics that I can mix and match is all I want right now. I found some of my absolute favorite basic pieces last year and have built more of a capsule wardrobe around them. This year I will be choosing a few staples each month and sharing multiple ways to style them.

As happy as I am to turn the page and leave 2020 behind, I know nothing is going to change overnight. On New Years Day we woke up to a new year but the same world we’ve been living in the past 10 months. Things will probably get worse before they eventually get better. But one day we will turn the page to a brand new chapter and we’ll appreciate it more because of all of this. Thank you for following me and for all the support. Cheers to 2021!

coatigan, t-shirt, leggings, similar shoes, sunglasses

bow, t-shirt, cardigan, leggings, shoes

Calendar wise the end of August is typically the end of summer, but in southern California (and several other places), summer is just heating up. We will have really hot days until at least Halloween and this year I really want to soak them up at the beach as much as possible. Usually by September the crowds are a lot smaller and the beach is easier to do. Fingers crossed that’s still true for this wacky year.

We headed down the peninsula to the bay side the other day after naps for some late afternoon/early evening fun. It’s been really hot and humid and it was still 85 degrees when we left at 6:30, but we had fun playing in the sand and splashing in the water.

I ordered this swimsuit for myself a few weeks ago on major sale. When it arrived I realized how similar it was to one of Crosby’s so we had to wear them together. Both of our suits are sadly sold out, but this time of year is always a good time to take advantage of the end of season sales and shop for swimwear at a big discount. I’m rounding up some favorites below.

J. Crew is one of my favorites for one piece swimsuits for myself, they have a pretty good selection on sale right now. I’m loving this black and white gingham print, this orange and pink and this pink one-shoulder suit. These seersucker one shoulder suits would be really cute to hold on to until next 4th of July, they’re currently and extra 60% off.

I always love getting Crosby’s swimsuits at Old Navy, the one she’s wearing is sold out but it’s available in a turquoise polka dot print.

I also love this tropical print with the dainty ruffles, navy blue palm tree print, black and white polka dot, and this navy and white star ruffle suit (would be another cute one to hold onto until next summer). She also has this leopard print suit and loves it.

Hope you had a great weekend – thank you for reading and following!